The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-12-07
THE SANGulNE GARMENT,

Friend of the G. o. p.
Bathing its weary eyes in M. j.
Benson Foraker's plurality, our es-
teemed Republican neighbor, the Trib-
une, seeks TO find out what it was that
hit the party of great moral preten-
sions, and thereupon it utters this word
of reproof and warning:
ut might be as well to inquire whether reli-
ance for success upon all sorts OF political di.
versions has not turned away the thoughts of
men from those sound principles upon which
alone the Republican party can depend for sue
cess"
The sound principles referred to are
those proclaimed with such tempestu-
Gus insistance by that gentle and re-
firing Buckeye patriot, Mr.. j. Benson
Foraker. They are nothing less and
nothing more than that rollicking old
chestnut, the Bloody Shirt. It. had gen.
orally been supposed that this venerable
garment was carefully wrapped up in
taxpayer and reposing in the clothes
press of time. Of course Julius Caesar
Burrows and George Frisbie Hoar and
few other moldy ancients had key,
and went to the chest every once in
awhile to weep fond tears over the rel
ic; but few expected to see it patched
up and wildly waved again before a
wondering world.
But 10! Benny Foraker has waved
it wildly before the eyes of the Ohio
Republicans. and they have received it
with almost as much enthusiasm as
if it were an Office. Foraker's his
torical canyass-patched breaches have
never caused such fervid excitement
among the Ohio Republicans. 1t is
said that the Western reserve is &C
tually raising troops under the impress
sion that war with the South is going
on. Murat Halstead has blown a
martial note upon the trumpet which
has sounded for so many gallant raids
The crime and danger of allowing
rebel Generals to come to Ohio and
make Democratic speeches have been
painted with bold and free hand.
The Buckeye heart has been fired.
The next breeze might bring to our
ears the sound of arms. Indeed, a
Republican foray into Kentucky may
at any moment be anticipated by the
Louisville distlllers.
The Tribune, gazing admiringly at
Fire-Alarm Foraker's plurality, is in
clined to think that the waving of the
Shirt is what did the business. The
New York Republicans have tried
about every thing else lately. The
Tribune hints that perhaps they might
with advantage take up the 'sound
principles, I. e., Sanguine Shirt. But
would the Union League stand it?
The business men of Ohio were not
particularly pleased with its reappear-
ancc. They have no objection to trad.
ing with the South. and do not expect
to increase business by abusing their
customers. And are there many peo-
pie in this State who pine to have the
war fought overP The Foraker stage
of opinion is one that New York has
outgrown.
Still, as Democrats, we should re-
joice to see the Bloody Shirt waved in
New York next year. If the Republic
ans are forced to return to that, they
must be politically hard up. Of course
Fire-Alarm Foraker is the man for
President on the war ticket. We for
get Sergeant Bates politics, but if he
is Republican, he would be good
man to run for Vice-President with
Foraker. Then Bates would have the
flag and Foraker the shirt. 1t would
be rare fooling.-M z. Sun.